Edmond J. Fitzgerald Watercolor Painting of Harbor Scene
Item Details
Edmond J. Fitzgerald (American, 1912-1989)
Untitled, mid-late 20th century
Watercolor on paper
Signed “E.J. Fitzgerald, NA” to lower left
A watercolor painting on paper by well-listed American artist Edmond James Fitzgerald (1912-1989), created in the mid-to-late 20th century. Depicting one of the artist’s signature subjects, this work features a tranquil harbor scene softly illuminated by radiating light. Signed to the lower left, the work is presented under glass, double-matted, and hosued in a gold-tone gesso wood frame with decorative molding.
Provenance
From the artist’s estate
Renowned for his sea-landscape, landscape, portrait, and genre paintings, Edmond J. Fitzgerald is prolific in a wide range of mediums including oil, watercolor, and charcoal. He was considered active in Washington, Seattle, New York, and Cincinnati.
Fitzgerald grew up in the Seattle area, graduated from The California School of Fine Arts, and as a young man participated in an U.S. Geological Survey Expedition to Alaska – he is known for his love of painting the outdoors. A Naval officer during World War II, he later continued many years in the Naval Reserves with many naval art assignments.
He was notably influenced by Eustace Ziegler and Alaskan landscapes. He married Mary Louise Streets, a ceramics student before the war, and moved to New York after the war. He taught classes at institutions such as a Parson’s School of Design, and the New York Academy of Design. A former president of the Allied Artists of America and the American Watercolor Society, Fitzgerald’s art is in permanent collections at the White House, George Washington University, the Seattle Art Museum, and many others. He authored art books titled Painting and Drawing in Charcoal and Oil and Marine Painting in Watercolor. After Mary Louis Streets died he married Margaret Trent and relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Condition
- minor wear scattered throughout frame
Dimensions
- measurement of frame; visible image measures approximately 28" W x 20" H.
Item #
18DCC605-141
